The European Union has demanded that TikTok change its platform design or face major financial penalties. The European Commission said the video app breached EU online safety rules. Officials reached this conclusion after an investigation launched in February 2024. Regulators analysed how TikTok’s features shape user behaviour. The Commission said TikTok failed to properly assess risks to mental wellbeing. Investigators…

Nigeria entered a new wave of political anxiety after US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to plan potential military action. He claimed Nigeria’s government had failed to protect Christians from persecution. Trump warned that if the killings continued, the United States would “cut off all aid” and could “go in guns blazing” to eliminate Islamist militants. His online post…